Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

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Author Guidelines

Sections

1. Submission
2. Aims and Scope
3. Manuscript Categories and Requirements
4. Preparing the Submission
5. Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations
6. Submission Requirements
7. Author Licencing
8. Publication Process After Acceptance
9. Post Publication
10. Editorial Office Contact Details

1. SUBMISSION

Thank you for your interest in Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology. Please read the complete Author Guidelines carefully prior to submission, including the section on copyright. To ensure fast peer review and publication, manuscripts that do not adhere to the following instructions will be returned to the corresponding author for technical revision before undergoing peer review.

Note that submission implies that the content has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere except as a brief abstract in the proceedings of a scientific meeting or symposium.

The Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology now offers Free Format submission for a simplified and streamlined submission process allowing researchers to submit their manuscript in their preferred formatting style at original submission. See details in Section 4. PREPARING THE SUBMISSION.

New submissions should be made via the Research Exchange submission portal: https://wiley.atyponrex.com/journal/JMIRO. Should your manuscript proceed to the revision stage, you will be directed to make your revisions via the same submission portal. You may check the status of your submission at any time by logging on to https://submission.wiley.com and clicking the “My Submissions” button. For technical help with the submission system, please review our FAQs or contact [email protected].

We look forward to your submission.

2. AIMS AND SCOPE

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology (formerly Australasian Radiology) is the official journal of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists, publishing articles of scientific excellence in medical imaging and radiation oncology. Manuscripts are judged on the basis of their contribution of original data and ideas or interpretation. All articles are peer-reviewed.

The Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology publishes obituaries of noted radiologists and radiation oncologists who have made a major contribution to their field in Australia and New Zealand. Please refer to article requirements below or contact the editorial office [email protected] for further details.

Frequency: 6 issues per year.

3. MANUSCRIPT CATEGORIES AND REQUIREMENTS

Contributions may take the form of Original Articles, Review Articles, Pictorial Essays, Technical Articles in the following categories: Radiology or Radiation Oncology.

The journal has now included separate categories for papers that have relevance to both medical imaging and radiation oncology readers, entitled ‘Medical Imaging-Radiation Oncology’. These papers will be published in a separate category in the journal, and authors are encouraged to submit under the new categories if they feel their submission would have a wider appeal. The Editors reserve the right to change submission categories as they see fit.

i. Original Articles
Word limit: 3,500 words maximum including abstract
Abstract: 250 words maximum and must include subheadings (Introduction, Method, Results, Conclusion)
References: In general, less than 30 (not included in word count)
Figures/Tables: Maximum 7 figures/tables in total
Description: Full-length reports of current research in either basic or clinical science.

ii. Review Articles
Word limit: 5,000 words maximum including abstract
Abstract: 250 words maximum, unstructured
References: no limit (not included in word count)
Figures/Tables: Maximum 7 figures/tables in total
Description: Reviews are comprehensive analyses of specific topics. They are usually submitted upon invitation by the Editors. Both solicited and unsolicited review articles will undergo peer review prior to acceptance.

iii. Technical Notes
Word limit: 2,500 words maximum including abstract and references
Abstract: 250 words maximum, unstructured
References: In general, less than 30
Figures/Tables: Maximum 7 figures/tables in total
Description: A new technique in medical imaging or radiation oncology.

iv. Pictorial Essays
Word limit: 1,500 words maximum including abstract and references
Abstract: 250 words maximum, unstructured
References: In general, less than 15
Figures/Tables: Maximum 15 figures/tables in total
Description: Pictorial Essays should contain an introduction that serves as a background to the article, the bulk of which should consist of illustrations and their legends. The illustrations should convey the message and each should illustrate a particular point. A maximum of 30 illustrations will be allowed.

v. Letters to the Editor
Word limit: 500 words maximum
Abstract: not required
References: 5 maximum
Figures/Tables: Maximum 1 figure/table in total
Description: Letters must offer perspective to content published in the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology. Letters should be given a short and pertinent title. Surname(s) and initials of the author(s) should be given at the end of the letter. A Letter must reference the original source, and a Response to a Letter must reference the Letter in the first few paragraphs. Letters can use an arbitrary title, but a Response must cite the title of the Letter: e.g. Response to [title of Letter]. This ensures that readers can track the line of discussion.

vi. Editorials
Word limit: 800–1,500 words
Abstract: no abstract required for this manuscript type
References: Maximum 5 figures/tables in total
Description: Usually an invited commentary on an article to accompany its publication. Unsolicited proposals for Editorials may be submitted; however, in this case authors should only send an outline of the proposed paper for initial consideration.

vii. Viewpoint
Word limit: 800–1,500 words
Abstract: no abstract required for this manuscript type
References: Maximum 5 figures/tables in total
Description: An opinion piece on a matter of controversy, usually with a suggestion for further research.

viii. Radiology/Radiation Oncology Guidelines
Word limit: 5000 words
Abstract: No abstract required
References: Unlimited
Figures/Tables: Unlimited
Description: Comprehensive consensus documents based on best available evidence; similar to a Review article.

ix. Radiology Clinical Letters
Word limit: 500 words maximum
References: 5 maximum
Figures/Tables: Maximum 4 figures/tables in total
Description: Case Letters will only be considered if they adhere to submission guidelines and are of exceptional scientific or educational interest.

x. Obituaries
Word limit: 1000 words maximum; 1 image maximum
Description: The Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology publishes obituaries of noted radiologists and radiation oncologists who have made a major contribution to their field in Australia and New Zealand.

4. PREPARING THE SUBMISSION

Wiley’s Author Services

Prior to submission, we encourage you to browse the ‘Author Resources’ section of the Wiley ‘Author Services’ website. This site includes useful information covering such topics as copyright matters, ethics and electronic artwork guidelines.

Pre-acceptance English-language Editing

Authors for whom English is a second language may choose to have their manuscript professionally edited before submission to improve the English. Visit our site to learn about the options. All services are paid for and arranged by the author. Please note using the Wiley English Language Editing Service does not guarantee that your paper will be accepted by this journal.

Optimising Your Article for Search Engines

Many students and researchers looking for information online will use search engines such as Google, Yahoo or similar. By optimising your article for search engines, you will increase the chance of someone finding it. This in turn will make it more likely to be viewed and/or cited in another work. We have compiled these guidelines to enable you to maximise the web-friendliness of the most public part of your article.

Manuscript Format and Style

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology now offers Free Format submission for a simplified and streamlined submission process.

Before you submit, you will need:

• Your manuscript: this should be an editable file including text, figures, and tables, or separate files – whichever you prefer. All required sections should be contained in your manuscript, including abstract, introduction, methods, results, and conclusions. Figures and tables should have legends. Figures should be uploaded in the highest resolution possible. References may be submitted in any style or format, as long as it is consistent throughout the manuscript. Supporting information should be submitted in separate files. If the manuscript, figures or tables are difficult for you to read, they will also be difficult for the editors and reviewers, and the editorial office will send it back to you for revision. Your manuscript may also be sent back to you for revision if the quality of English language is poor.
• An ORCID ID, freely available at https://orcid.org.
• The title page of the manuscript, including:
  • Your co-author details, including affiliation and email address.
  • Statements relating to our ethics and integrity policies, which may include any of the following:
    • data availability statement
    • funding statement
    • conflict of interest disclosure
    • ethics approval statement
    • patient consent statement
    • permission to reproduce material from other sources
    • clinical trial registration

To submit, login at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jmiro and create a new submission. Follow the submission steps as required and submit the manuscript.

If you are invited to revise your manuscript after peer review, the journal will also request the revised manuscript to be formatted according to journal requirements as described below.

General Format

Manuscripts should follow the style of the Vancouver agreement detailed in the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors’ revised ‘Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publication’, as presented at http://www.ICMJE.org/.

• Line Numbering: All submissions must now include line numbering to aid in the peer review process. The main document should contain continuous line numbering.
• Spelling: The journal publishes in British English. For word usage and word division, please refer to the Oxford Concise English Dictionary.
• Abbreviations: In general, terms should not be abbreviated unless they are used repeatedly and the abbreviation is helpful to the reader. Initially use the word in full, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses. Thereafter use the abbreviation only.
• Special Characters: Use the correct characters in your character set for Greek letters and for mathematical and other symbols. The Symbol font includes Greek and some mathematical characters and other symbols.
• Units of Measurement: All measurements must be given in SI or SI-derived units. Please go to the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) website for more information about SI units.
• Trade Names: Chemical substances should be referred to by the generic name only. Trade names should not be used. Drugs should be referred to by their generic names. If proprietary drugs have been used in the study, refer to these by their generic name, mentioning the proprietary name, and the name and location of the manufacturer, in parentheses.
• Genetic Nomenclature: Standard genetic nomenclature should be used. For further information, including relevant websites, authors should refer to the genetic nomenclature guide in Trends in Genetics (Elsevier Science 1998).
• Nucleotide Sequence Data: Nucleotide sequence data can be submitted in electronic form to any of the three major collaborative databases: DDBJ, EMBL or GenBank. It is only necessary to submit to one database as data are exchanged between DDBJ, EMBL and GenBank on a daily basis. The suggested wording for referring to accession-number information is: ‘These sequence data have been submitted to the DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank databases under accession number U12345’. Addresses are as follows:
  
  DNA Data Bank of Japan (DDBJ) http://www.ddbj.nig.ac.jp
  EMBL Nucleotide Sequence Submissions http://www.ebi.ac.uk
  GenBank http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Parts of the Manuscript

Submissions via the Research Exchange portal can be uploaded either as a single document (containing the main text, tables and figures), or with figures and tables provided as separate files. Should your manuscript reach revision stage, figures and tables must be provided as separate files. The main manuscript file can be submitted in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) or LaTex (.tex) formats.

If submitting your manuscript file in LaTex format via Research Exchange, select the file designation “Main Document – LaTeX .tex File” on upload. When submitting a Latex Main Document, you must also provide a PDF version of the manuscript for Peer Review. Please upload this file as “Main Document - LaTeX PDF.” All supporting files that are referred to in the Latex Main Document should be uploaded as a “LaTeX Supplementary File.”

Cover Letters and Conflict of Interest statements may be provided as separate files, included in the manuscript, or provided as free text in the submission system. A statement of funding (including grant numbers, if applicable) should be included in the “Acknowledgements” section of your manuscript.

Manuscripts should be presented in the following order:

(i) Title page;
(ii) Abstract and key words;
(iii) Main text;
(iv) Acknowledgments;
(v) References;
(vi) Supplementary material;
(vii) Figure legends;
(viii) Tables (each table complete with title and footnotes); and
(ix) Figures.

The title page and figures (if consisting of images) should be uploaded as separate files.

Footnotes to the text are not allowed and any such material should be incorporated into the text as parenthetical matter.

The length of papers should adhere to the guidelines outlined for each manuscript type in the ‘Manuscript Categories and Length’ section.

Title Page

The title page should contain:

(i) the title of the paper;
(ii) the full names of the authors;
(iii) the addresses of the institutions at which the work was carried out;
(iv) the full postal and email address, plus telephone numbers, of the author to whom correspondence about the manuscript should be sent.

The present address of any author, if different from that where the work was carried out, should be supplied in a footnote.

The title should be short, informative and contain the major key words. Do not use abbreviations in the title. A short running title (less than 40 characters) should also be provided.

Abstract and Keywords

All articles should have an abstract not exceeding 250 words. In the case of original research articles the abstract must be structured using the following headings: Introduction (including purpose of the study):, Methods; Results; and Conclusions. The abstract should not contain references.

Five key words, for the purposes of indexing, should be supplied below the abstract, in alphabetical order, and should be taken from those recommended by the US National Library of Medicine’s Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) browser list at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/meshhome.html.

For details on manuscript types that require abstracts and/or keywords and how to prepare these, please refer to the ‘Manuscript Categories and Criteria’ section.

Acknowledgements

The source of financial grants and other funding must be acknowledged, including a frank declaration of the authors’ industrial links and affiliations. The contribution of colleagues or institutions should also be acknowledged. Personal thanks and thanks to anonymous reviewers are not appropriate.

References

This journal uses the Vancouver reference style; as the journal offers Free Format submission, however, this is for information only and you do not need to format the references in your article. This will instead be taken care of by the typesetter.

Authors can read more about the Vancouver reference style at: http://authorservices.wiley.com/reference_text.asp?site=1#vancouver.

Tables

Tables should be self-contained and complement, but not duplicate, information contained in the text. Number tables consecutively in the text in Arabic numerals. Type tables on a separate page with the legend above. Legends should be concise but comprehensive – the table, legend and footnotes must be understandable without reference to the text. Vertical lines should not be used to separate columns. Column headings should be brief, with units of measure¬ment in parentheses; all abbreviations must be defined in footnotes. Footnote symbols: †, ‡, §, ¶, should be used (in that order) and *, **, *** should be reserved for P- values. Statistical measures such as SD or SEM should be identified in the headings.

Figure Legends

Legends should be concise but comprehensive – the figure and its legend must be understandable without reference to the text. Include definitions of any symbols used and define/explain all abbreviations and units of measurement.

Figures

All illustrations (line drawings and photographs) are classified as figures. Figures should be numbered using Arabic numerals, and cited in consecutive order in the text. Each figure should be supplied as a separate file, with the figure number incorporated in the file name.

Although authors are encouraged to send the highest-quality figures possible, for peer-review purposes, a wide variety of formats, sizes, and resolutions are accepted.

Click here for the basic figure requirements for figures submitted with manuscripts for initial peer review, as well as the more detailed post-acceptance figure requirements.

The Editors reserve the right to refuse publication of a manuscript if high-quality, high-resolution images cannot be supplied.

Appendices

These should be placed at the end of the paper, numbered in Roman numerals and referred to in the text. If written by a person other than the author of the main text, the writer’s name should be included below the title.

Video

Video material may also be able to be incorporated with the paper as Supporting Information when it is published online. For further details, refer to the Supporting Information section below.

Supporting Information

Supporting information is information that is not essential to the article, but provides greater depth and background. It is hosted online and appears without editing or typesetting. It may include tables, figures, videos, datasets, etc.

Click here for Wiley’s FAQs on supporting information.

Note: if data, scripts, or other artefacts used to generate the analyses presented in the paper are available via a publicly available data repository, authors should include a reference to the location of the material within their paper.

5. EDITORIAL POLICIES AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS

Editorial Review and Acceptance

Submission implies that the content has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere except as a brief abstract in the proceedings of a scientific meeting or symposium. The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to our reader¬ship. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are peer reviewed by two anonymous reviewers and the Associate Editor. Final acceptance or rejection rests with the Editorial Board, who reserves the right to refuse any material for publication and whose decision is final.

Manuscripts should be in a clear, concise, direct style. Where contributions are judged as acceptable for publication on the basis of content, the Editor and the Publisher reserve the right to modify typescripts to eliminate ambiguity and repetition and improve communication between author and reader.

Authorship and Acknowledgements

The journal adheres to the definition of authorship set up by The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). The ICMJE recommends that authorship be based on the following 4 criteria: i) Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; ii) Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content; iii) Final approval of the version to be published; and iv) Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved. Contributors who do not qualify as authors should be mentioned under ‘Acknowledgements’.

On initial submission, the submitting author will be prompted to provide the email address and country for all contributing authors.

In-house submissions

Members of the Editorial Board who submit manuscripts to the journal are excluded from the peer review and editorial decision-making processes on their own work to minimise bias.

Conflict of Interest Declaration

Authors must declare any financial support or relationships that may pose conflict of interest by disclosing in the cover letter any financial arrangements they have with a company whose product figures prominently in the submitted manuscript or with a company making a competing product. Such information will be held in confidence while the paper is under review and will not influence the editorial decision. If the article is accepted for publication, the editor will usually discuss with the authors the manner in which such information is to be communicated to the reader.

Artificial Intelligence
This journal adheres to Wiley’s best practice guidelines relating to Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI tools and the use of similar systems when preparing manuscripts. Authors should refer to this section of the Best Practice Guidelines on Publication Ethics.

Principles for Publication of Research Involving Human Subjects

Manuscripts must contain a statement to the effect that all human studies have been reviewed by the appropriate ethics committee and have therefore been performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in an appropriate version of the Declaration of Helsinki (as revised in Brazil 2013), available at http://www.wma.net/en/30publications/10policies/b3/index.html. It should also state clearly in the text that all persons gave their informed consent prior to their inclusion in the study. Details that might disclose the identity of the subjects under the study should be omitted. In general, submission of a case report should be accompanied by the written consent of the subject (or parent/guardian) before publication; this is particularly important where photographs are to be used or in cases where the unique nature of the incident reported makes it possible for the patient to be identified. While the Editors recognize that it might not always be possible or appropriate to seek such consent, the onus will be on the authors to demonstrate that this exception applies in their case.

Use of Animals in Research

Reports of animal experiments must state that the ‘Principles of Laboratory Animal Care’ (NIH Publication Vol 25, No. 28 revised 1996; http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/not96-208.html) were followed, as well as specific national laws (e.g. the current version of the German Law on the Protection of Animals) where applicable.

Clinical Trial Registration

The journal requires that the clinical trials submitted for its consideration are registered in a publicly accessible database. Authors should include the name of the trial register and their clinical trial registration number in the ‘Acknowledgements’ section of their manuscript. If you wish the editor[s] to consider an unregistered trial, please explain briefly why the trial has not been registered.

Randomized Controlled Trials

Reporting of randomized controlled trials should follow the guidelines of ‘The CONSORT Statement’.

Reviews

The PRISMA Statement encourages transparent reporting of meta-analyses and systematic reviews. The PRISMA checklist and flow diagram should be included. To view the PRISMA Statement and Guidelines click here.

Case-Controlled, Cohort, Cross-Sectional Studies

Refer to the STROBE Statement and checklist for reporting.

Diagnostic Accuracy

Refer to the standards for the reporting of diagnostic accuracy studies (STARD) statement.

Sex and gender equity in research

JMIRO supports the principles of the Sex and Gender Equity in Research (SAGER) guidelines, an international set of guidelines that encourage a systematic approach to the reporting of sex and gender in health research.

The journal wishes to make researchers aware of the guidelines and the ethical value of addressing issues of equity, diversity and inclusion. The journal is working towards incorporating these principles into publications when possible and encourages authors to consider sex and gender in their research.

Author contributions (CRediT)

This journal requires details of all authors’ contributions to the work by providing CRediT (Contribution Roles Taxonomy) information during revision.

This information provided will be used to automatically generate an author contribution statement that will be published with the final article.

You can learn more about CRediT and read an explanation of contribution roles on Wiley’s CRediT information page.

Data Sharing and Data Accessibility

The journal requires, as a condition for publication, that the data supporting the results in the paper will be archived in an appropriate public repository. Whenever possible the scripts and other artefacts used to generate the analyses presented in the paper should also be publicly archived. Exceptions may be granted at the discretion of the editor, especially for sensitive information such as human subject data or the location of endangered species. Authors will be required to provide a data accessibility statement, including a link to the repository they have used, for all accepted papers.

Refer and Transfer Program 

Wiley believes that no valuable research should go unshared. This journal participates in Wiley’s Refer & Transfer program. If your manuscript is not accepted, you may receive a recommendation to transfer your manuscript to another suitable Wiley journal, either through a referral from the journal’s editor or through our Transfer Desk Assistant. 

Preprint Policy

Please find the Wiley preprint policy here.

This journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers.

The Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. Authors may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. Authors are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.

Reproduction of Copyright Material

If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is the author’s responsibility to obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners, and in signing the journal’s copyright form authors confirm that this permission has been granted. Documentation should be kept in the authors records and does not need to be provided with the submission. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms and Conditions FAQ.

Publication Ethics

This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Note this journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Read Wiley'sTop 10 Publishing Ethics Tips for Authors here. Wiley’s Publication Ethics Guidelines can be found here.

6. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Cover letter. Each submission must include a cover letter. The text can be entered directly into the field or uploaded as a file. The covering letter must contain:

• An acknowledgment that all authors have contributed significantly
• A statement that all authors are in agreement with the content of the manuscript.
• Authors must declare any financial support or relationships that may pose a conflict of interest in the ‘Conflict of Interest’ field in the Research Exchange or the provided cover letter (see Section on ‘Conflict of Interest’ above).

Manuscript files for submission. The following files need to be included upon submission: A title page file; a main text file that includes all parts of the text in the sequence indicated in the section 'Parts of the manuscript'; figure files, each uploaded as separate files.

• The main text file should be prepared using Microsoft Word, double-spaced, on one side only of A4 paper. The top, bottom and side margins should be 30 mm. All pages should be numbered consecutively in the top right-hand corner, beginning with the first page of the main text file.
• Each figure should be supplied as a separate file, with the figure number incorporated in the file name. For submission, low-resolution figures saved as .jpg or .bmp files should be uploaded, for ease of transmission during the review process. Upon acceptance of the article, high-resolution figures (at least 300 dpi) saved as .eps or .tif files should be uploaded. Digital images supplied only as low-resolution files cannot be used.

7. AUTHOR LICENCING

If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the formal corresponding author will receive an email prompting them to log in to Author Services, where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be required to complete a copyright license agreement on behalf of all authors of the paper.

WALS + standard CTA or Open Access

You may choose to publish under the terms of the journal’s standard copyright agreement, or Open Access under the terms of a Creative Commons License.

Standard re-use and licensing rights vary by journal. Note that certain funders mandate a particular type of CC license be used. This journal uses the CC-BY/CC-BY-NC/CC-BY-NC-ND Creative Commons License.

Self-Archiving Definitions and Policies: Note that the journal’s standard copyright agreement allows for self-archiving of different versions of the article under specific conditions.

Open Access

This journal is a subscription journal that offers an open access option. You’ll have the option to choose to make your article open access after acceptance, which will be subject to an APC. You can read more about APCs and whether you may be eligible for waivers or discounts, through your institution, funder, or a country waiver.

Open Access fees: If you choose to publish using Open Access you will be charged a fee. A list of Article Publication Charges for Wiley journals is available here.

Funder Open Access: Please click here for more information on Wiley’s compliance with specific Funder Open Access Policies.

8. PUBLICATION PROCESS AFTER ACCEPTANCE

Accepted article received in production

When an accepted article is received by Wiley’s production team, the corresponding author will receive an email asking them to login or register with Wiley Author Services. The author will be asked to sign a publication license at this point.

Proofs

Once the paper is typeset, the author will receive an email notification with full instructions on how to provide proof corrections.

Early View

The journal offers rapid speed to publication via Wiley’s Early View service. Early View (Online Version of Record) articles are published on Wiley Online Library before inclusion in an issue. Note there may be a delay after corrections are received before the article appears online, as Editors also need to review proofs. Once the article is published on Early View, no further changes to the article are possible. The Early View article is fully citable and carries an online publication date and DOI for citations.

9. POST PUBLICATION

Access and sharing

When the article is published online:

• The author receives an email alert (if requested).
• The link to the published article can be shared through social media.
• The author will have free access to the paper (after accepting the Terms & Conditions of use, they can view the article).
• The corresponding author and co-authors can nominate up to ten colleagues to receive a publication alert and free online access to the article.

Print copies of the article can now be ordered (instructions are sent at proofing stage).

Promoting the Article

To find out how to best promote an article, click here.

Measuring the Impact of an Article

Wiley also helps authors measure the impact of their research through specialist partnerships with Kudos and Altmetric.

Authorship Changes

In accordance with Wiley’s Best Practice Guidelines on Research Integrity and Publishing Ethics and the Committee on Publication Ethics’ guidance, this journal will allow authors to correct authorship on a submitted, accepted, or published article if a valid reason exists to do so. All authors – including those to be added or removed – must agree to any proposed change. To request a change to the author list, please complete the Request for Changes to a Journal Article Author List Form and contact either the journal’s editorial or production office, depending on the status of the article. Authorship changes will not be considered without a fully completed Author Change form. [Correcting the authorship is different from changing an author’s name; the relevant policy for that can be found in Wiley’s Best Practice Guidelines under “Author name changes after publication.”]

Wiley’s Author Name Change Policy

In cases where authors wish to change their name following publication, Wiley will update and republish the paper and redeliver the updated metadata to indexing services. Our editorial and production teams will use discretion in recognising that name changes may be of a sensitive and private nature for various reasons including (but not limited to) alignment with gender identity, or as a result of marriage, divorce, or religious conversion. Accordingly, to protect the author’s privacy, we will not publish a correction notice to the paper, and we will not notify co-authors of the change. Authors should contact the journal’s Editorial Office with their name change request.

10. EDITORIAL OFFICE CONTACT DETAILS

For further information or advice please contact:

Editorial Office, [email protected]

Author Guidelines Updated 29 March 2021